Sacred Heart University baseball team is poised to clinch its first-ever Northeast Conference regular-season title with two wins in a three-game series at Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES). A sweep would ensure the title outright, with Sacred Heart needing just one win to secure a top-two seed in the NEC Championship. The Pioneers, who have accumulated 30 wins for the first time since 2016, have won 11 of their last 13 games. UMES, however, remains winless this season, with a record of 0-45.

By the Numbers
  • Sacred Heart: 30-21 overall, 22-8 NEC
  • UMES: 0-45 overall, 0-27 NEC
  • Sacred Heart: .379 on-base percentage, team ERA of 4.83
  • UMES: .225 team batting average, ERA of 11.50
State of Play
  • LIU is one game back, facing Coppin State
  • Wagner is two games back, playing Fairleigh Dickinson
  • UMES features standout Bronson Taylor, with a .374 average and 1.042 OPS
What's Next

Sacred Heart will compete in the double-elimination NEC Championship starting May 22. The tournament will be held at Heritage Financial Park in Wappingers Falls, N.Y., home to the High-A affiliate of the New York Yankees.